Carolyn Schrock-Shenk, conflict studies professor, remembered for transformative effect on students

Goshen College Associate Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Carolyn Schrock-Shenk died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 6, 2019, after a brief hospitalization at the age of 63.

Gerhard Reimer, professor emeritus of German, dies at 90

Gerhard Johan Reimer, professor emeritus of German, died Jan. 1, 2019. He was 90 years old. Reimer taught German and occasionally Spanish at Goshen College from 1966-1994, and led eleven study abroad groups for the college’s Study-Service Term (SST) and Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) in Costa Rica and Germany.

Katherine Yutzy, professor emerita of nursing, dies at 91

Katherine “Kay” Yutzy associate professor emerita of nursing at Goshen College, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at the age of 91. She taught nursing at Goshen College in 1970, 1973-75 and from 1977 until her retirement in 1993.

Philip Thomas ’87 remembered as influential global peacemaker

Goshen College alumnus and adjunct professor Philip Thomas, a peace advocate who had traveled to more than 30 countries around the world in his work with heads of states, indigenous groups, community leaders and corporate executives, died on Nov. 29, 2018, of natural causes due to a heart attack  in Nairobi, Kenya.

Lon Sherer, Goshen College music professor and violinist, dies at 85

Lon H. Sherer, a violinist, conductor and professor emeritus of music at Goshen College whose unexpected loss of hearing in one ear led to a deeper understanding of teaching and learning, and to a widely read book about that professional journey, died at his home in Goshen on Saturday, June 9. He was 85 years old.

C. Norman Kraus, professor emeritus of religion, dies at age 94

Norman Kraus, professor emeritus of religion, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was 94 years old.

Former business professor Randy Gunden remembered as gifted teacher and loyal friend

Randy Gunden, a former business professor and administrator at Goshen College, died Feb. 25 after a 10-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 64 years old and graduated from Goshen College in 1975 with a degree in economics.

Norma Jean Weldy, professor emeritus of nursing, remembered for combining holistic medical practices with a deep sense of compassion

Professor emeritus of nursing Norma Jean Weldy, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. She had worked at the college for 33 years until her retirement in 1995.

James Hertzler, professor emeritus of history at Goshen College, passes away

Goshen College Professor Emeritus of History James (Jim) R. Hertzler, 82, died Nov. 18 at his Goshen home after an extended illness. He taught at Goshen College for 33 years, from 1966 until retiring in 1999.

Goshen College Administrator Emeritus J.B. Shenk passes away

Goshen College Administrator Emeritus J.B. Shenk, who dedicated more than 35 years to various administrative leadership positions at the college from 1957-92, died on Thursday, July 21 at the age of 89.